La FAO est disposée à aider ses membres à mettre en œuvre l’accord visant à protéger la diversité biologique marine des zones ne relevant pas de la ju...

In between rolling green hills in Badghis are pistachio sites – both manmade by FAO that has just started to germinate, and further down, as seen through the binoculars, the centuries-old forest that is protected by FAO through the Forest Management Association (FMA) with funds from the Gl...

Des communautés péruviennes coopèrent avec les autorités locales pour gérer les écosystèmes marins exceptionnels qui constituent leur environnement et dont dépendent leurs moyens de subsistance. L’Initiative pour les pêches côtières (IPC) de la FAO, qui bénéficie du soutien du Fonds pour l’enviro...

Une bioéconomie durable et circulaire reposant sur l’utilisation efficiente et responsable de ressources biologiques renouvelables, comme les plantes, les algues, les champignons et les bactéries, ouvre des 

Any new legally binding instrument on plastic pollution will need to take account of how plastics are used in different sub-sectors and what options there are to reduce their negative impacts. For FAO, as a specialized agency of the United Nations leading global discussions on food and agricultur...

The Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program (DSL-IP), led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and financed with support from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), organized its first Regional Workshop in Southern Africa on 22-26 May, bringing together ove...

A side event at the 2023 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement Review Conference showcased positive contributions of the Common Oceans Program to more effective and sustainable fisheries management

 Great results in ecosystem restoration can be achieved when different stakeholders, local communities and decision-makers join forces to deliver impact. The Restoration Initiative unites three Global Environment Facility agencies – the International Union for Conservation of Natu...

Representatives of eight countries and partners contributing to the Drylands Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program (DSL-IP), Regional Cluster in Southern Africa meet in Harare to acc...

Depuis 2019, plus de 400 femmes vivant sur des sites pilotes ont appris comment produire des objets artisanaux respectueux de l’environnement et ne contenant pas de bois afin de les vendre. Ayant acquis de nouvelles compétences ou s’étant perfectionnées, ces femmes ont pu augmenter leurs revenus ...

A new project launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry aims to Strengthen the Conservation of Biodiversity and Sustainable Management of Forest Landscapes in Türkiye’s Kaz Dağları Region.

The Global Farmer Field School Platform from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) is comprised of vast networks active at all scales, all with the intention of b...

Fui elegida Capitana kariña en el 2013, la única y primera mujer indígena kariña para ese entonces en el año 2013 y eso fue muy importante para abrir una puerta a la participación de la mujer en el Pueblo kariña, Capitana” significa ser la li...

The FAO-IFAD Program development team invites stakeholders to contribute to the newly developed documents for the Food Systems Integrated Program (GEF-8) – the Theory of Change and the Draft Results Framework, and to share experiences and provide views and suggestions on these two documents...

Des dirigeantes communautaires, une scientifique et une représentante gouvernementale expliquent ce que signifie le 8 mars pour elles

To conserve the pistachio forest and put cash in the pockets of farmers in Afghanistan, a FAO-GEF project excavated trenches and terraces and distributed pistachio seeds and saplings to provide alternative livelihood options to local communities in Badghis Province

For over 20 years, Ajibu Kalole of Ngatala village in Mangochi district has depended on...

Farmer clubs were trained on aquaculture best management practices and horticultural production. “From now on, I will be harvesting a different type of fruit or crop every month. I started on a small scale because of doubts, but now I am seeing potential from the crops I have and the future is bright and scaling up is the way am going.”

Three GEF-7 projects were launched in Ankara that will focus on biodiversity conservation, sustainable forest management, ecosystem management, water conservation, and climate change mitigation in Türkiye. The projects are:

• Strengthening the conservation of biodiversi...

The GEF-funded partnership continues to address challenges and strengthen cooperation on deep-sea fisheries and biodiversity conservation in shared marine waters.

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